HOPEFUL fans seeking to secure the last tickets to the all but sold out Port Adelaide v Richmond AFL elimination final on Sunday may have one last chance.

A few remaining seats are expected to go on sale on Friday, as scalpers cash in and offer tickets for as much as $450 on resale websites such as eBay and Gumtree.

An extra 1500 tickets went on sale on Wednesday morning.

A Port Adelaide spokesman said a small number of unsold corporate tickets would be released to the public on Friday.

He said more than 50,000 tickets had already been sold to the game, including 26,000 within the first hour after sales began at 9am on Monday.

“It’s not fully sold out yet, but it will sell out,” the spokesman said.

Opposition sports spokesman Tim Whetstone is calling for all finals games held in South Australia to be declared as major events, which would allow laws aimed at preventing ticket scalpers from exploiting eager fans to take effect.

“It should be declared a major event to safeguard the people that are paying their money to get tickets and prevent scalping,” he said.

Earlier this year, Major Events SA and the Adelaide and Port Adelaide football clubs said they would “monitor” how the Showdowns were exploited by scalpers and opportunist promoters and whether they would need to be listed as “Major Events”.

It is understood that would be further considered in the off-season.

The Major Events Act (SA) makes it an offence for a person to seek or sell a ticket which exceeds the original price by more than 10 per cent of its face value.

Tourism Minister Leon Bignell said the major event legislation was aimed at protecting the interests of major events, such as the Tour Down Under and the Cricket World Cup.

“Event organisers are expected to request a declaration — usually to protect their sponsorship and marketing arrangements,” he said.

“The AFL has not expressed an interest in declaring this final to be a major event,” he said.

“Football matches such as the Port Adelaide V Richmond AFL Elimination Final are a regular fixture on the South Australian sporting calendar and, as such, this match has not been declared a major event.”

Power supporter Sandie Sherriff was frustrated and angry to miss out on tickets despite waiting for five hours on Monday. Picture: Mark Brake.Source:News Corp Australia

Mr Bignell warned people about the risks of buying tickets from scalpers.

“These include the fact that people will pay significantly more than what an authorised seller is charging; won’t receive a refund if an event is cancelled; or may be scammed if the tickets are not delivered or the tickets are counterfeit,” he said.

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